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Tea Time is the Best Time

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One of my favorite days of the year is visiting one of my favorite book clubs: Tantalizing Ladies Tea--A Christian Book Coterie. This is the group of women I fictionalized as the "Ladies Tea and Knitting Society" in my Tales From Ivy Hill series. They invited me to join them again last Friday, and again, it was such a blessing to be included! Best of all, we had a surprise visit from one of … [Read more...]

♫♪ On the Road Again… ♪♫

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It seems like just yesterday I was telling you all about our 50-day road trip in our Winnebago Travato camper van (that we named Meriwether). But the calendar says we've been home now for three and a half months, so I guess it's time to get on the road again! These were our routes going and coming last time. We're headed west again, but will be taking quite a different route this time. When … [Read more...]

Book Release and a Giveaway!

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This week I’ve been celebrating the release of The Runaway Bride, the next installment of my Bride Ships Series. It’s been such a fun week as readers eagerly set sail on a new reading adventure! I’m thrilled to announce that the book recently received a Starred Review from Book List, which is a pretty big deal since starred reviews are only given to a small selection of books. Book List … [Read more...]

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

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This week marks the birth of a literary legend. Theodor Seuss Geisel, more famously known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It's hard to imagine a childhood without Dr. Seuss. I vividly recall several of his books being among my childhood favorites. Those catchy rhymes and silly stories. What child wouldn't be captivated? I remember my favorites being One Fish, … [Read more...]

Book Movies

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In the past few weeks, my husband and I have watched three book movies—movie adaptations of classic literature. (One was technically a mini-series, but still.) We love these kinds of movies, both because we know the story will be good, for it has endured the test of time, and also because we enjoy the historical world on screen.  Also, It’s always interesting to see how closely a filmmaker … [Read more...]

Celebrating Milestones

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Celebrating milestones is important. And I'm celebrating three this week! #1 I recently finished editing the final galleys for my 17th book, Colors of Truth, a Carnton novel, which releases this summer (JULY 7). Galleys are the last time an author sees her book before it goes to print, and it was both fabulous and bittersweet to let go of this one.I realize that 17 books is by no means … [Read more...]

Many Plans

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This past week, my publishing company invited me to attend the Public Library Association conference in Nashville. Librarians are among my very favorite people because they share my passion for books and reading. And the librarians I met were a warm, dedicated bunch who knew their patrons and were focused on finding the very best resources for them. I had a wonderful time. I also made a … [Read more...]

Surprise Story! (And a giveaway)

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If you're a faithful reader of this blog (with an especially sharp memory), you might remember this post from last July in which I blogged about the novella I was working on. I told you about Eli, my fighter pilot hero. And Penelope, the heroine and owner of a mobile pie shop. That's the one and only time I mentioned the novella anywhere because, soon after that post, I finished the rough … [Read more...]

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